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SOAS Research Online is the institutional repository of SOAS, University of London. Its aim is to provide a permanent record of the research output of the university and maximise the visibility, usage and impact of its research by providing, free access to outputs to any member of the public with an internet. We will strive to make as much of our research available to a global audience including members of the media, policy makers, NGOs and research institutes and researchers who may not otherwise have access to SOAS research.
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Ritual Embryology from Japanese Tantric Sources (2014)
Journal Article
Dolce, L. (2014). Ritual Embryology from Japanese Tantric Sources. Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions (CSJR) Newsletter, 26-27, 19-20
A coalitional perspective on democratic backsliding: elite coalitions and the bureaucracy in Turkey (2025)
Journal Article
Coban, M. K., & Yesilkagit, K. (online). A coalitional perspective on democratic backsliding: elite coalitions and the bureaucracy in Turkey. Policy Studies, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2025.2530057The rise of populism and the authoritarian shift has triggered a debate on the politics-administration nexus with a focus on the politics of democratic backsliding and the role of the bureaucracy. Recent studies have increasingly concentrated on the... Read More about A coalitional perspective on democratic backsliding: elite coalitions and the bureaucracy in Turkey.
The Global Retreat of the Regulatory State? The Populist Challenge and the Future of Regulatory Governance (2025)
Preprint / Working Paper
Yesilkagit, K., Papadopoulos, Y., & Coban, M. K. (2025). The Global Retreat of the Regulatory State? The Populist Challenge and the Future of Regulatory GovernanceThe regulatory state is under severe stress. The rise of populism, at times with authoritarian tendencies, is challenging the very fundamentals of the regulatory state and regulatory governance. Populist leaders do not simply politicize and undermine... Read More about The Global Retreat of the Regulatory State? The Populist Challenge and the Future of Regulatory Governance.
Structural Change in the UK Economy (1992)
Book
Driver, C., & Dunne, P. (Eds.). (1992). Structural Change in the UK Economy. Cambridge University Press
Investment, Growth and Employment: Perspectives for Policy (1999)
Book
Driver, C., & Temple, P. (Eds.). (1999). Investment, Growth and Employment: Perspectives for Policy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203984208Investment - in both facilities and know-how - is essential for growth. Economists try to understand the forces that determine investment, but investment behaviour is unruly; often the term animal spirits is used to explain the resulting volatility.... Read More about Investment, Growth and Employment: Perspectives for Policy.